Specialties & ConditionsEpilepsy Program Specialists
Lurie Children’s Epilepsy Center’s multidisciplinary team includes pediatric epileptologists, advanced practice nurses, medical education specialist, neurosurgeons, research doctors, research professionals, neuropsychologists, psychiatrists, dietitians and social workers.
Rebecca M. Garcia-Sosa,
MD
Pediatric Epilepsy Fellowship Director
Specialty Programs: Epilepsy Neuro-Oncology Clinic
Linda C. Laux,
MD
Medical Director
Specialty Programs: Dravet Clinic, Epilepsy Genetics Clinic
Tiffani L. McDonough,
MD
Specialty Programs: Neonatal Epilepsy, Infantile Spasms Program
John J. Millichap,
MD
Specialty Programs: Epilepsy Genetics Clinic, Infantile Spasms Program
Sunita N. Misra,
MD, PhD
Specialty Programs: Infantile Spasms Program
Sunila O'Connor,
MD
Outreach Clinic at Grayslake
Priyamvada Tatachar,
MD
Specialty Programs: Tuberous Sclerosis Clinic
Breanne Fisher,
MSN, APRN-NP, CPNP
APP Manager, Neurosciences
Specialty Programs: New Onset Epilepsy Clinic, Vagal Nerve Stimulator Clinic
Jessica Giannelli,
MSN, APRN-NP, FNP-BC
Specialty Programs: Epilepsy Genetics Clinic, New Onset Epilepsy Clinic
Amy Tennant,
MSN, APRN-NP, CPNP
Specialty Programs: New Onset Epilepsy Clinic, Vagal Nerve Stimulator Clinic
Robyn Blackford, RDN, LDN Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Specialty Programs: Ketogenic Diet Program
Wesley Lowman, RDN, LDN Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Specialty Programs: Ketogenic Diet Program
Emily Bryant, MS, LCGC Specialty Programs: Epilepsy Genetics Clinic
Erin McGinnis, MS, CGC Specialty Programs: Epilepsy Genetics Clinic
Robert Blaufuss, M. Ed Education Liaison
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Josephine DeLira, LCSW Social Worker
Specialty Programs: Ketogenic Diet Program
Anita Murad, MSW, LCSW Social Worker
Specialty Programs: Ketogenic Diet Program, Epilepsy Genetics Clinic
Anne T. Berg,
PhD
Research Professor, Neurology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Katie Sparks, CCRP Clinical Research Manager
Special Interests: Management, finances, audit readiness
Margaret Chlimoun Clinical Research Coordinator
Stefanie McCormack, CCRP Clinical Research Coordinator
Special Interests: Health literacy, healthcare innovation, community engagement, patient advocacy
Chunshu Piao, MD, PhD Clinical Research Coordinator
Special Interests: Brain injury, neuroprotection, stem cell, gene therapy
Enrique Rojas Clinical Research Coordinator
Special Interests: Genetics, stem cells, data science, health technology
Maya Stosic, MD, CCRP Research Scientist
Special Interests: Quality control, budget negotiations, feasibility tool, leadership
Diana Sieciechowicz,
MD
Jacqueline J. Wolak,
MSN, APRN-NP, FNP-C